I wanted to travel from the moment I understood distance. As a 5 year old I was begging my parents to take me to Africa to see lions and elephants (at this point I didn’t understand expense). Growing up the destination list kept expanding until at the age of 11, Italy was my number one [...]
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November 28th, 2012Things I Wish I Knew in High School
November 20th, 2012Something strange has been happening to me since I entered my twenties. I constantly find myself thinking “I wish I knew that when I was in high school.” Not so much about things like how to write a good essay or how to get good marks, but things about life and relationships. Here in this [...]
Put the ‘YOU’ in University
November 19th, 2012You often hear people in the workforce looking back on their time at university with great affection and nostalgia. It is true that university can be the best time of your life, but it is also a time of great stress and upheaval; especially your first semester. While you’re still finding your feet (and your [...]
A note on following your dreams…
October 11th, 2012Most people, by the time they are old enough to be classified as ‘youth’, will have been told or asked to set goals – or at least to consider doing so. Five-year goals, ten-year goals. Before-you-die goals. I, unfortunately, have always had a problem with setting goals. Even if I didn’t have my health getting [...]
A Cultural Experince
August 20th, 2012Have you ever dared to wonder what it would be like to live in a stranger’s house away from your friends, family and most importantly away from your country? It sounds scary right? But have you ever wondered what it would be like to take someone into your home in your country and be able [...]
The Final Count Down
July 17th, 2012As adolescents it is a legal requirement that we attend school until of course we reach grade 10 and you reach a fork in the road…. enter full time work and leave, or stay until grade 12. Tough decision, correct? But most of us stay on and battle the final and senior years of schooling [...]
Dream Job: Tick
December 5th, 2011Hi, my name is Emma. I am going to start my dream, full time job on today (5th of December) and I thought I’d share with you all how I got it, so that maybe you can apply yourself to what you want to do, and do the same! All my life I have wanted [...]
Tech Talk
September 14th, 2011Technology is a part of the modern everyday lifestyle. From texting to tweeting, Facebook to phone calls, it follows us wherever we go. As young people, we long to be a part of the latest crazes, so when the latest phone or computer comes out on the market, it is always a must have. But [...]
Exam time – the in’s and out’s of the actual exam
October 26th, 2010For many of you at school, college and uni you are faced with exams, exams and more exams. Our exams topic page and managing stress section has information on how to study effectively and how to cope with results but what about preparing for the actual exam? What do you need know? What do [...]
A holiday break with a difference
May 4th, 2010Want to go overseas during the 2010/2011 holiday break? Well here is a different way to look at doing it and getting to see and meet some of the real people and cultures of new countries, and whats more you get to help others at the same time.
